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NEW JERSEY
SUMMARY OF PLANT PROTECTION REGULATIONS
Current as of August 2015
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry, P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
physical address:
NJ Public Health, Environmental and Agricultural Laboratory
3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 406-6939
Fax: (609) 406-6960
E-mail: joseph.zoltowski@ag.state.nj.us
Web Site: http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/
Joseph Zoltowski. ............................................................................................................... Director
Vacant ............................................................................. Bureau of Plant Pest and Disease Control
Thomas Dorsey .......................................................................... Bureau of Biological Pest Control
Galen Ettinger .............................................................................. Supervisor of Nursery Inspection
Floyd Yoder ................................................................... Supervisor Seed Certification and Control
John Timothy Schuler ...........................................................................................................Apiarist
Saul Vaiciunas ......................................... Plant Pathologist, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
The information, as provided, is for informational purposes only and should not be
interpreted as complete, nor should it be considered legally binding. Coordination with
both your state and the destination state plant regulatory agency listed above may be
necessary to stay up-to-date on revised requirements.
NURSERY STOCK DEFINITION
Nursery stock: includes all plants, shrubs, trees and vines grown for sale, as well as buds, grafts,
stocks, scions and other parts of plants, trees and vines that may be sold for propagation; but
shall not include herbaceous annuals or plants, flowers, vines or cuttings grown under glass and
commonly known as florists stock.
CERTIFICATION OF OUT OF STATE NURSERY STOCK
Prior to shipments, all nurserymen, dealers or other persons residing or doing business outside of
New Jersey and desiring to ship nursery stock into New Jersey shall file a copy of their current
valid resident-state certificate of inspection once each year with the New Jersey Department of
Agriculture. This requirement may be satisfied if the nurseryman or plant dealer appears in a
current listing of certified nurseries and nursery dealers provided by the resident state.
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PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENTS TO NEW JERSEY
Notification of nursery stock shipments to New Jersey can be sent via e-mail to
Nursery.inspection@ag.state.nj.us or faxed to (609) 406-6960. Mailing address: New Jersey
Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
GENERAL SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
All nursery stock shipped into New Jersey must be accompanied by a valid certificate stating that
the authorized authority of the state where the stock was grown has inspected the stock and that
the stock was found to be free from dangerously injurious plant pests.
NOXIOUS WEEDS
New Jersey does not have a statewide noxious weed list.
QUARANTINES OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS
PESTS: Insects and diseases affecting vegetable seedlings
STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Vegetable plants
RESTRICTIONS: Plants must be certified to have been grown under an official
certification program or to have been inspected and found free of insects and disease
no more than 5 days prior to removal from soil.
TOMATO PLANTS
PESTS: The late blight fungus (Phytophthora infestans), bacterial spot (Xanthomonas
campestris pv. vesicatoria), bacterial speck (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato) and
bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis).
STATES REGULATED: All states where tomato plants are produced for shipment
into New Jersey.
MATERIALS REGULATED: Tomato plants
RESTRICTIONS: Plants must be certified to have been grown under an official
certification program or to have been inspected and found free of insects and disease
no more than 5 days prior to removal from soil. Contact NJ Dept. of Agriculture for
list of requirements.
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PEPPER PLANTS
PESTS: Bacterial spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria).
STATES REGULATED: All states where pepper plants are produced for shipment
into New Jersey.
MATERIALS REGULATED: Pepper plants
RESTRICTIONS: Plants must be certified to have been grown under an official
certification program or to have been inspected and found free of insects and disease
no more than 5 days prior to removal from soil. Contact NJ Dept. of Agriculture for
list of requirements.
ROSE PLANTS
PESTS: Viruses affecting roses
STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Plants of the genus Rosa sp.
RESTRICTIONS: Rose plants shipped into New Jersey must be accompanied by a
certificate stating that the plants were inspected during the growing season and were
found visibly free of plant viruses.
GOLDEN NEMATODE
PEST: Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis)
STATES REGULATED: Infested portions of New York and Canada
MATERIALS REGULATED: Soil, sod and sand
RESTRICTIONS: No soil, including sod, and sand, shall be moved from any area,
known to be infested with Golden Nematode, into the State of New Jersey, except
when fumigated by an approved method and certified as such, or except to
laboratories approved by the Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
for such purposes as set forth in the federal regulation regarding interstate movement
of soil samples containing Golden Nematode for processing, testing or analysis, 7
CPR s. 301.85-3(b).
WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST
PEST: The fungus Cronartium ribicola which causes white pine blister rust.
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STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Plants of all species of Ribes and Grossularia.
RESTRICTIONS: Ribes nigrum is only allowed under special permit. Contact NJ
Dept. of Agriculture for list of requirements. The movement of all other species of
Ribes sp. and Grossularia sp. is prohibited into the following townships: Montague,
Sandyston, Walpack and Vernon in Sussex County; West Milford, Ringwood and
Wanaque in Passaic County; Jefferson in Morris County.
CERIFERUS (OR JAPANESE) WAX SCALE
PEST: Japanese Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus F.)
STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Infested hosts of Ceriferus (Japanese) Wax Scale
RESTRICTIONS: The importation of the Ceriferus (or Japanese) Wax Scale is
prohibited.
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY
PEST: Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitus capitata)
STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Infested hosts of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly
RESTRICTIONS: The harboring or importation of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly is
prohibited.
AFRICANIZED HONEYBEE
PEST: Africanized Honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)
STATES REGULATED: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: Africanized honeybees, fresh or frozen bee sperm,
equipment, shipping and storage containers that have been used at an apiary,
unprocessed comb, vehicles that have been used to carry Africanized honeybees.
RESTRICTIONS: The keeping or importation of Africanized Honeybees in any
stage of development, including honeybees with characteristics identifiable with the
subspecies (Apis mellifera scutellata), regardless of the purity of the genetic strains of
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the bees, fresh or frozen bee sperm, equipment, shipping and storage containers that
have been used at an apiary, unprocessed comb, vehicles that have been used to carry
regulated articles, other than fresh or frozen bee sperm, is prohibited.
HONEY BEES AND APIARY EQUIPMENT
PEST: American foulbrood, Varroa mite.
REGULATED AREA: All
MATERIALS REGULATED: All honey bee colonies (including nucs), queens,
packaged bees, and used apiary equipment (including honey supers) originating from
a regulated area.
RESTRICTIONS: All colonies, queens, packaged bees and used apiary equipment
shipped into New Jersey must be officially certified by the State of origin to be
apparently free contagious and infectious disease, or arthropod pests at the time
certification. An official certificate of inspection from the regulatory agency in the
State of origin shall accompany each shipment from a regulated area into New Jersey
and shall be valid only for 60 days from the time of inspection. All queens or
package bees shipped to New Jersey shall be accompanied by a federally approved
miticide treatment for the control of Varroa mite.
The certificate of inspection must be mailed/faxed to the N.J. State Apiarist prior to
entry into New Jersey. Contact NJ Dept. of Agriculture for list of requirements.